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Posted by Southwest Key on May 17, 2013

Southwest Key Green Energy & Construction Gives Back To The Community

Christina Cantu recently had her bathroom remodeled by Southwest Key Green Energy and Construction. Christina Cantu, Special Projects Manager to El Presidente at Southwest Key Programs, recently remodeled her guest bathroom through Southwest Key Green Energy & Construction, a social enterprise business operated by Southwest Key Enterprises. “I had other bids but I decided to go with Green...

Posted by Southwest Key on May 15, 2013

Drama Program Allows Immigrant Youth To Confront Traumatic Past

“I remember being cold. I remember what it feels like to be shut out,” says Caleb Winebrenner, quoting the monologue of a student in his drama class. Winebrenner is a volunteer teacher at Casa de Lighthouse, a Southwest Key immigrant youth shelter in Phoenix, Arizona. He has led the drama club since September 2012. Winebrenner conducts all of his classes in Spanish to engage the students...

Posted by Southwest Key on May 1, 2013

Juan Across America Hits The Rio Grande Valley of Texas

This post was written by Roman Villarreal, Executive Assistant to Southwest Key CEO Juan Sanchez. It has been said that the world is full of willing people—those willing to work and those willing to let them. The Harlingen, Texas stop of “Juan’s Tour Across America” was overflowing with those willing to work. Our Harlingen Familia was very welcoming and produced a wonderful visit. From the...

Posted by Southwest Key on Apr 25, 2013

EAPrep’s Globaloria Students Continue To Win Awards

Grant recipient Laura Plascencio The awards continue to roll in for East Austin College Prep‘s Globaloria Game Design Program. Every student at EAPrep in grades 6-9 attends the class where they learn to code and create an educational game. The program at EAPrep is teaching students not only the basics of coding, but also to be leaders among their peers. Most recently, student body president...

Posted by Southwest Key on Apr 19, 2013

EAPrep’s Globaloria Program Featured In Tech & Learning

East Austin College Prep’s Globaloria program was recently featured in the print edition of the national magazine Tech & Learning. From the article by Laura Minnigerode, “Students find ways to express their ideas in code and they also develop vital 21st-century skills. Learning to code—whether the tool is Scratch, Flash, Game Maker, or any other tool—is an essential part of the...

Posted by Southwest Key on Apr 19, 2013

East Austin Children’s Promise Has First Spanish GED Graduate

Maria Esther Palacios In September 2012, East Austin Children’s Promise, a wraparound initiative of Southwest Key Programs, began offering a program of free Spanish language General Education Development (or GED) classes for residents of Travis County. The only free Spanish language GED program in the city, they solicited the help of Fernanda Torres to teach the new class. Torres has been a GED...

Posted by Southwest Key on Apr 18, 2013

Meet Health Promise Coach Sheldon Williams

When Superintendent Dr. Joe Gonzales was looking for people to help round out the health and wellness curriculum at East Austin College Prep, Sheldon Williams was a natural fit. A resident of East Austin, Williams grew up just down the street from Southwest Key Programs headquarters on Jain Lane. Williams wanted to be “the best basketball player in the world” as a kid and since he was skinny, began...

Posted by Southwest Key on Apr 2, 2013

Southwest Key Brownsville 5K Fun Run & Walk!

Saturday, March 9, 2013, Brownsville, Texas — Despite the wind and overcast skies, more than 40 people gathered early on the morning of March 9th to participate in Southwest Key’s Annual 5k Fun Run & Walk. Local gym, Atria Fitness was on hand to warm the participants up and get them in the mood for the race at Brownsville Sports Park. All of the participants finished the course in under...

Southwest Key Green Energy & Construction Gives Back To The Community

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Drama Program Allows Immigrant Youth To Confront Traumatic Past

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